Underplayed Gems

When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (2013)

When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism poster
Original title
Când se lasa seara peste Bucuresti sau metabolism
Directed by
Corneliu Porumboiu
Genre
drama film
Country
Romania, France
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A film director and an actress have a conversation during a meal and then spend the night together. Their relationship is complicated by the director s upcoming film project and the actress s discomfort with shooting an intimate scene.

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What happens

When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (Romanian: Când se lasă seara peste București sau Metabolism) is a 2013 Romanian drama film written and directed by Corneliu Porumboiu. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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